Posts tagged ‘ancient celtic festival’

An evening holy unto evil, death, and divination. Witches, black cats, pumpkins, candles, masks, parties and pranks. What comes into your mind? Yes, its Halloween. But before going to festivities let’s focus first on its humble beginnings.
Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago celebrated [...]

Halloween is a fun holiday celebrated on the night of October 31st. Children will dress in their favorite costumes and go trick-or-treating for candies.
These activities can be traced back to the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain, which was a celebration of the end of the harvest season.  The ancient Gaels believed that on October [...]